SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Europe’s Galileo Satellites from Cape Canaveral Written 18 September 2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off carrying Galileo navigation satellites for the European Commission. Launch from Cape Canaveral took place at 6:50 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 17. | Credit: Spaceflight Now; YouTube; Framegrab
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched the latest pair of Galileo spacecraft for the European Union’s navigation satellite constellation. The mission marked the second time that Galileo satellites will launch from U.S. soil, following the so-called L-12 mission, which flew on another Falcon 9 rocket back in April 2024. Liftoff of the L-13 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 6:50 p.m. EDT (2250 UTC).”
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